lump (together)

verb

Definition of lump (together)next
1
as in to tie (together)

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2
as in to mix (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lump (together)
  1. mistake
  2. conflate
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  • Those symptoms were consistent with acrylamide exposure, Suyama said, adding these could easily be mistaken for a neurodegenerative disease.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Neither algorithms nor their operators should mistake the limits of an existing explanation for the limits of reality.
    — Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
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  • Piker has rejected accusations of antisemitism, arguing that Judaism should not be conflated with Zionism.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Livia’s unease informs her skepticism of politics; in linking the two, Kingsolver conflates class and culture, using the former as an excuse for what really just seems to be Livia’s constitutional conservatism.
    — Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
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“Lump (together).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lump%20%28together%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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